Newcastle United are believed to have been given the chance to sign Borussia Monchengladbach striker, Marcus Thuram, with the Frenchman at present attracting curiosity from quite a few golf equipment.
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That’s in accordance to switch insider Dean Jones – talking to GIVEMESPORT – who revealed that the Magpies are considering whether or not to make a transfer for the 25-year-old, with the ahead seemingly up for grabs as his existing deal ebbs in direction of its expiry.
The revered supply acknowledged: “Thuram has been offered to Newcastle for the next window. He’s somebody that they are willing to consider. They see that he holds good value at the price that’s been put to them.”
This follows a latest report from The Sun that claimed the five-cap gem is a goal for Eddie Howe’s facet – in addition to Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal – amid the prospect of leaving for a cut-price charge in January, or departing Germany for nothing in the summertime.
Isak-esque
Not solely is Thuram attracting curiosity on account of his contract standing, however the former Guingamp man – who’s the son of France legend Lilian Thuram – has warranted such consideration on account of his on-field shows, having been in glowing kind at membership stage this season.
The £54k-per-week ace has netted 13 objectives and laid on 4 assists in simply 17 video games throughout all fronts for the Bundesliga facet to date this time period, taking his whole tally for the membership to 41 objectives and 26 assists in 119 video games to date.
The Parma-born ace – who’s a part of Les Bleus’ World Cup squad – may nicely add even better firepower to Howe’s ranks at St James’ Park, with the northeast facet seemingly plotting one other centre-forward addition regardless of solely not too long ago securing the seize of Alexander Isak.
The club-record signing is edging his method again to health having featured solely three occasions to date this season due to damage, scoring twice, with the hope being that the Swede can go on to play a extra outstanding function within the facet within the second half of the marketing campaign.
Adding Thuram into the combo may nicely show to be a perfect competitor or putting different for the previous Real Sociedad man, with the pair mentioned to share quite a few stylistic and statistical similarities, as per FBref.
Not solely are the 2 males spectacular and imposing figures in assault – with each standing at 6 foot 4 – however there are additionally mirrored of their means on the ball, with Isak notably rating within the top 7% in Europe for dribbles accomplished, whereas the Gladbach star ranks within the top 8% for a similar metric.
The addition of the latter man may additionally permit the pair to doubtlessly begin collectively in assault if wanted, with the “phenomenal” asset, as described by former teammate Denis Zakaria, having additionally usually operated in a left-wing berth all through his profession up to now.
To usher in such a flexible expertise – who seemingly matches the mould of the kind of participant Howe is in search of due to his likeness to Isak – would little question support within the membership’s push for a top-four berth, whereas additionally doing so on a budget as he’s valued at simply £8.7m, as per CIES Football Observatory.
In reality, if Newcastle have actually been provided the chance to strike a deal, it ought to actually be a no brainer.